Manager, Region - Environmental Health & Safety

Rich Products Corporation•Crest Hill, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Environmental Health & Safety Manager is responsible for managing the plant occupational safety program (OSHA), Local, State & Federal Regulatory & Environmental compliance, Worker’s Compensation compliance program and the EH&S Training program. The EH&S Manager also acts as the main liaison between the plant associate’s safety activities and the Management and Corporate EH&S Team.

Requirements

Extensive Knowledge of: OSHA/EPA regulations (29 CFR, 1910 & 1926; 40 CFR) applicable to manufacturing.
Working Knowledge of Industrial Hygiene, Labor Relations, Loss Control, Waste Water, Basic Engineering Principles
Extensive Knowledge of State specific Workers’ Compensation Law/Regulations
Working Knowledge of Process Safety Management (Anhydrous Ammonia)
Completion of OSHA 30 Hour General Industry Course.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and deal with multiple and conflicting workload requirements
BS degree required with minimum 5-10 years progressively responsible manufacturing safety, industrial safety & regulatory work experience.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Speaking Desired But Not Mandatory (Spanish)
Professional Certificated (CSP, CSHM, CHMM) desired but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Subject Matter Expert on all associate Safety, Environmental and Regulatory matters, provides coaching and support to plant teams.
Development and implementation of site-specific policies and procedures within corporate guidelines for assigned locations.
Conducts Safety, Environmental and Regulatory audits of the facility in order to evaluate compliance, identify areas for improvement and communicates them directly to the department managers and the Plant Manager.
Responsible to ensure local plant activities are being conducted as defined under local Regulatory compliance and within Rich’s Enterprise Safety Foundations.
Coordinates training and/or training materials to all plant associates (hourly, leaders, management) in all safety and regulatory programs, documents, and tracks training compliance.
Leader of the Accident Investigation team, utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to include 6W2H & 5 Why’s or similar techniques to identify causes and corrective actions to prevent similar occurrences.
Leads behavioral based safety program including managing daily/weekly observations and corrective actions.
Establishes and directs the plant safety committees and their activities.
Conducts routine weekly safety audits of identified plant process to identify
Main contact with RPC Corporate regarding the Workers Compensation program and back to work policies.
Assists Plant Leadership in identifying and correcting unsafe behaviors and unsafe conditions to drive a Zero Injury state.
Provide EH&S oversight on large plant projects, conducts Pre-Start Safety Reviews on all equipment installs and upgrades.
Administration, documentation, and proper filing of OSHA’s Record keeping Standards 29CFR1904, Accident Reports, 300 Log & Form 301, as well as other Regulatory and Safety Compliance documentation.
Plant contact for our medical clinic, nurse case managers and insurance carrier representative concerning medical restrictions
Assist plant leadership with the design, layout and implementation of access control, CCTV, security systems, security contracts and building safety measures while maintaining consistency and integration with corporate systems.
Any other duties as assigned by Plant Manager.